Dancing With the Stars professionalVal Chmerkovskiy and celebrity partner Rumor Willis are probably still basking in the glory of their victory. Rumer and Val won season 20 of DWTS with the help of their fans, so Val took a moment to thanks their fans with a heartfelt message on Instagram soon afterward. Sharing an adorable crayon drawing of the two from the finale episode, Val addressed “incredible fans” via a heartfelt message and wrote: “Wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of the incredible fans of #TeamValenRue that supported us this season. “Every edit, every kind comment, every phone call and vote casted we appreciate it so so very much. It is incredibly humbling to know how many people genuinely wanted to see Rumer and I win. Means the world, today and forever. Love you guys very very much.” This is Val’s first trophy on DWTS . But winning runs in the family. His older brother Maksim won a mirrorball trophy on season 18 with partner Meryl Davis. The elder Chmerkovskiy left a message on Instagram, too. On a photo with fellow DWTS pro-dancer Tony Dovolani, he wrote: ”BANG BANG BANG!!! Our balls get shinier every year!!!” Rumer got choked up in an interview where she also expressed her gratitude for the experience on the show. View Slideshow: Dancing with the Stars: All the Winners!
Fans weren’t the only ones shocked by The Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson’s weight loss. Jillian Michaels herself was at a loss for words. The personal trainer appeared flabbergasted by Frederickson’s 155-pound weight loss (from 260 to 105) on the show’s season 15 finale on Tuesday. When the 24-year-old former high school swimmer walked out onstage for the first time since leaving the ranch last fall … this was Jill’s reaction: Michaels could be seen mouthing “Oh my God” after looking at Rachel Frederickson . Several times, in fact, before NBC’s camera panned away. Shrinking from 260 pounds and a size 20 to 105 pounds and a size 0/2, she beat fellow finalists David Brown and Bobby Saleem for the $250,000 prize. “It’s crazy!” the 5-foot-4 reality star said. “But it’s not about that. [My body] is absolutely the prize … to have this energy and to feel alive means the world.” “I lost that athlete, I lost that inner confidence, that self-worth. Throughout the season I started to find that girl again, and at the triathlon, [she] was there. She continued: “I embraced her, and I said, ‘Run with her. Go take charge of your life. You’ve had this second chance, now use it. Don’t ever let it go.'” Did she go too far, though? That’s what many observers are asking today. Rachel Frederickson Wins The Biggest Loser Her victory and competitive drive to win and win big has drawn major criticism from those who question the safety and ethics of The Biggest Loser . Not everyone agrees, though, as Frederickson apologists will point out that she set out to turn her life around and win money, achieving both goals. That’s the point of the show, isn’t it? You might question why it’s the point of a show, but is it fair to Rachel to basically say she was too good at it? You tell us: Rachel Frederickson on The Biggest Loser: Too skinny? Yes. That is just not healthy! No! Step off, haters! View Poll »
Zac Efron may have recently vacationed in Peru, but his thoughts were always back home with his fans. The actor, who spent time earlier this year in rehab, posted a photo of himself abroad to WhoSay this week and included with it a caption of gratitude that reads: Hey guys! Just returned from an incredible trip to Peru with my dad and wanted to thank you all for your support these past few weeks… means the world to me. Love you guys! In came out in mid-September that Efron sought professional help in the spring. Rumors then circulated that Efron became hooked on cocaine partly to deal with a floundering career and partly over pressure from his parents. According to the latest report, the ex-High School Musical star overdosed on oxycodone (AKA “hillbilly heroin”) during a wild night out on January 3. An onlooker who spent that evening with Efron even claims he had to be revived by guests at a party. “I was scared for him,” the source says. “If he doesn’t clean himself up, he’ll be Hollywood’s next big drug tragedy.” Fortunately, it appears as if the young star got the message. We send him our best.
Zac Efron may have recently vacationed in Peru, but his thoughts were always back home with his fans. The actor, who spent time earlier this year in rehab, posted a photo of himself abroad to WhoSay this week and included with it a caption of gratitude that reads: Hey guys! Just returned from an incredible trip to Peru with my dad and wanted to thank you all for your support these past few weeks… means the world to me. Love you guys! In came out in mid-September that Efron sought professional help in the spring. Rumors then circulated that Efron became hooked on cocaine partly to deal with a floundering career and partly over pressure from his parents. According to the latest report, the ex-High School Musical star overdosed on oxycodone (AKA “hillbilly heroin”) during a wild night out on January 3. An onlooker who spent that evening with Efron even claims he had to be revived by guests at a party. “I was scared for him,” the source says. “If he doesn’t clean himself up, he’ll be Hollywood’s next big drug tragedy.” Fortunately, it appears as if the young star got the message. We send him our best.
Cory Monteith has a message for all fans who never stopped believing: THANK YOU! Fresh from rehab , the actor sent gratitude to Glee followers everywhere this week via the following Tweet: “Sending out big love to everyone. Thank you for the continued support! It means the world to me! :)” Lea Michele, meanwhile, referred to yesterday as a “great day” and witnesses tell E! News that the couple has been reunited in Los Angeles. They were spotted together at the airport, reportedly “smiling the entire time” and “very happy.” We’re so glad!
‘If you’re listening to this song right now, blessings, that means the world didn’t end,’ DJ Khaled says on new tape. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Ade Mangum Busta Rhymes Photo: MTV News
First off I’m obsessed with MBE, and I have been waiting for YEARS to post one of these! AHHH! Ok, here we go! My name is Grace and on October 27, 2012, my dream came true when I met Justin Bieber . I’ve been around ever since the YouTube days – he was the reason I got a Twitter account, and throughout high school everyone’s gotten to know me as “The big Justin Bieber fan.” In 2010 my friends and I lucked out and were able to get 8th row tickets for only $60 each at the My World Tour. Ever since I first saw him live, my life changed. I knew I needed to meet him and I needed to meet him soon. However, the past two years were filled only with new albums and talk show appearances. When it was finally announced that he would be going on tour again, my sister and I cried and cried with excitement knowing we’d get to see him again. It would be my second time and her first. The second we found out there would be a meet and greet contest on bieberfever.com , we researched it and got ready to enter. We got together all the Justin Bieber stuff we had and wrote BieberFever a letter explaining how much we wanted to meet him and how much we deserved it. We joined bieberfever.com a few weeks before our concert and entered. October 26th came and all day I was a mess. I couldn’t stop checking my email, and by the time 5:00 came, I was laying on my bed, depressed, and told my mom I was sure we lost. I was about to go start getting ready for the concert the next day and I checked my e-mail one more time and there it was: “Congratulations Justin Bieber Fan!” and my heart dropped. I fell off my bed crying and screaming and ran to my sister’s room. I honestly couldn’t comprehend my life and I still can’t! That night was absolutely impossible to sleep. I only slept a few hours and then we decided to meet our friends early downtown. We tried to find Justin at the venue or his hotel. At 4:00 we picked up our meet and greet bracelets and I was pretty nervous. I mean what was I supposed to say to my idol, the person I had dreamed about meeting for four years? Justin is the person I would go to when I was sad. I listen to Born to Be Somebody, Never Say Never, Believe and Be Alright after a bad day and he’s always been my pick me up. He seriously means the world to me and I still couldn’t imagine that I would get to MEET HIM! We made friends with two cute girls in line and made a deal that two of us would stand on either side so we could crop each other out and it would be fair (since you have to go in groups of 6) and their moms stood on the ends. After they told us all the rules, we started to walk back to where Justin was. The whole thing was so surreal! The craziest part was that Kenny is the one who let us in and Alfredo is the one who TOOK OUR PICTURE. Like honestly, I would’ve been thrilled to just meet them! We walked in and there he was. I was totally in awe. His skin is as close to perfection as it gets and he’s really small, but still taller than me! I walked up and said “Hi Justin!” He said “Hi sweetheart, how are you?!” (Which the fact that he calls me sweetheart still makes me blush even just typing this) Then we smiled and took our picture. BTW: I’m standing right next to him and my sister Emily is next to me. While I was waiting for the other girls to hug Justin, I turned around and I saw him smiling with his arms already out and he gave me the best hug EVER! My sister hugged him again and I told him I loved him and thanked him for everything. He told me he loved me too and thanked me for coming out. We walked out and sobbed, seriously I still can’t believe it. HE ALSO SMILED WITH HIS TEETH! When we got to the concert we were sitting in the first row of the lower bowl and right by the catwalk. Kenny and Fredo walked by and I gave Kenny a high five! Then I yelled, “FREDO I LOVE YOU!” and he turned back around to smile at me and waved at me. The concert was absolutely amazing, the amount of talent Justin has is truly is incredible. Seriously, greatest night of my life. I also realized when we met him, he was most likely going through his break up with Selena and he smiled the entire meet and greet and didn’t act as though anything was wrong at all. It just goes to show how professional he is and I seriously respect him so much for that. He was SO sweet to us! The amount of things he does for his fans is INSANE. Justin has changed my life in so many ways, and I’m so blessed that I had my opportunity. But years ago I always used to think I would never meet him and I’d read these stories wishing that one day I would get to meet him. I’m writing this for those of you who’ve yet to meet him because with enough work and a little bit of luck, it can be you too! Justin taught me to never say never and he inspires me to never give up on my dreams . Keep dreaming and Never Say Never! Shout out to my sister @mohsiemohs and also my friend, @lexiegardiner, whose time to meet Justin hasn’t come yet, but I know it will some day. I love you both! -@gracemohsie See the rest here: First off I’m obsessed with MBE, and I have been waiting…
My name is Ajmin, I’m 15 and just like most believers, I’m devoted to Justin night and day, for the last (almost) four years: tweeting him, blogging about him daily, reading fan fiction stories, and other belieber stuff. I’d been counting down the last 100 Days before the concert in Vancouver that would take place on October 10th. Everyone I know, knows that I love Justin more than anything in this world. I never thought in a billion years I would meet him, let alone have his arm around me, and here’s how it all happened. My mom had made plans for us to leave right after school on Tuesday (the night before) so we could stay in a hotel near the arena and run around Vancouver looking for Justin’s tour bus. I was waiting for my cousin Gagan and my bff Vanessa. When I went to check my inbox, I had a message from BieberFever telling me I won the meet and greet contest (which I totally forgot I entered due to thinking I had zero chance at winning). I let out a blood curdling scream which sent my mom racing up the stairs, and then I told her and my mom hugged me . I got to choose one person to come with me, so I chose my mom because she means the world to me. After no luck finding Justin, we rested a bit and headed back out the day of the concert at 7:30 a.m. We found other Beliebers (Ashley and Raven), they were super nice. We hid in the bushes for about 40 minutes until a VERY nice man named Tony told us we couldn’t be there, but said he wasn’t allowed to tell us when Justin would arrive. Then he winked at us and said, “If I were you I’d wait at gate 7” and walked away. Later, Justin’s bus arrived and we all lost it. We screamed as him and Selena walked out. Justin blew us kisses, I thought I was going to faint . I had made a Believe sign and Dan Kanter liked it so much that he took it. Then it was time for the M&G. I waited in line with my mom, wearing a purple dress, which I sewed ‘JB’ in sparky material. I couldn’t breathe and I became nauseous. I kept repeating, “Mom I can’t do this. I’m not ready.” She comforted me, and finally Kenny pulled back the curtain. My mom went over to Justin, who hugged her, while I covered my eyes breathing heavily saying, “OH MY GOD, I CAN’T LOOK MOM, IM GONNA BARF” LOL and Justin was right there. As soon as I did look my breathing went buck, and lost all control. I think I frightened Justin a bit, and he had a look of genuine concern on his face. He hugged me, and said, “Hello sweet heart.” He put his arm around me, I could feel his pelvic bone on my hip, and he held me so tight from behind. I couldn’t even put my arm around him. He smelled like a BABY UNICORN!! My brain turned to mush and all I could do was stare at him, and he stared back at me, except when we took a picture I smiled so big, because I was really trying not to scream. Then Justin said my dress was pretty! When I got out, people congratulated me and I began to cry. I can’t believe I finally met him, I never thought that going unnoticed by Justin would ever pay off, but I love him so much, and although I am still kicking myself for not saying anything to him, he was super sweet, and I will never forget this moment. All my prayers were finally answered. I love you Justin. See the article here: My name is Ajmin, I’m 15 and just like most believers, I’m…
Here’s an acoustic cover of “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain. It’s from his album Misguided Roses, which is really good. I’ve been listening to this song for years, I love his style! This song is really beautiful. I can’t match up to the original vocals by Edwin McCain, but that’s what makes my version different. I’ve been trying to find more music by Edwin McCain so if you have any please let me know! I know that Justin Bieber, Austin Mahone and Ryan Beauty have all covered this. But I hope I bring something new in my version. Also, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has given me support so far. It really means the world to mean! Remember to keep sharing the video, and why not follow me on Twitter -Sam www.twitter.com www.formspring.me sampaynemusic.tumblr.com Originally performed by Edwin McCain Written by Edwin McCain Published by Lava Records Lyrics The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful Stop me and steal my breath And emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky Never revealing their depth Tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I’ll be captivated, I’ll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above I’ll be your crying shoulder I’ll be love’s suicide I’ll be better when I’m older I’ll be the greatest fan of your life And rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed You’re my survival, you’re my living proof My love is alive not dead Tell me that we belong together Dress it … http://www.youtube.com/v/k-9MJ8kjmt8?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata The rest is here: I’ll Be – Edwin McCain (Acoustic Cover) – Sam Payne
